by madguru | Nov 17, 2015 | Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF
Whew.I’m back from Metarie, LA (Louisiana) to Studio City, LA (Los Angeles), having attended the Colonial Barracks V convention. It was quite a trip and the con itself was unforgettable, in large part because it came just days after the death of Larry Brom,...
by madguru | Nov 12, 2015 | Conventions, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
As many if not most of those reading this blog probably know already, Larry V. Brom, author of The Sword And The Flame rules set, passed away a little over a week ago, on November 4th, 2015. I will be posting on the recently completed Colonial Barracks V convention...
by madguru | Nov 4, 2015 | Conventions, Fellow Gamers
GREATER LOVE HATH NO WARGAMER……than that he lend some of his own toy soldiers/miniatures/figures to a fellow wargamer.Such a man is Michael ‘Reggie” Davis, who has trusted me with just over 100 of his finest 28mm masterworks, for use in my...
by madguru | Oct 29, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, TSATF
After a very hectic few weeks on the work front, I managed to coral one other player for another go-round of my Charasiab scenario. Actually I coralled two other players, who were supposed to both serve as British Commanders, but one of them unfortunatley got sick...
by madguru | Oct 18, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Fellow Gamers
One of the nice things about the internet is the ability to meet like-minded people who if not for the internet you probably would never have met at all.For me one of those people is Jim Ferich, a fellow Colonial wargamer and fellow fan/customer of Chris Riordan AKA:...
by madguru | Sep 16, 2015 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF
This past Saturday, September 12th, saw a long-awaited event come to pass here at the Maiwand Day household: the first play-test of the Charasiab scenario I hope to bring to this year’s Colonial Barracks V convention, which like the previous IV will feature a...